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Nakajima Hikari

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The Nakajima Hikari (Japanese: 光 "Light") was a nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial aircraft engine developed in Japan for Navy use during World War II by the Nakajima Aircraft Company. It was a development of the Nakajima Kotobuki and Wright Cyclone. In Army use it was known as the Ha-20.

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Variants

  • Hikari 3 - 770 hp (574 kW)
  • Hikari 1 - 820 hp (611 kW)

    • Applications

  • Aichi D1A2
  • Aichi D3A (first prototype)
  • Kawasaki Ki-45 (first prototype)
  • Mitsubishi F1M1
  • Nakajima A4N
  • Nakajima B5N1
  • Nakajima C3N
  • Yokosuka B4Y (B4Y1 fourth plane onward)

    • General characteristics

  • Type: 9-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft piston engine
  • Bore: 160 mm (6.30 in)
  • Stroke: 180 mm (7.09 in)
  • Displacement: 32.57 L (1,987.7 in3)

    • Components

  • Cooling system: Air-cooled

    • Performance

  • Power output: 611 kW (820 hp)

    • References

    Nakajima Hikari Wikipedia
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